Melissa Ordway
(Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)The Young and the Restless star Melissa Ordway He says the daytime soap has canceled his “contract”.
Ordway, 41, has played Abby Newman on the long-running CBS series since 2013. She revealed to her followers via Instagram Stories on Wednesday, November 13, that she cut her hair short after receiving some disappointing news.
“To be honest, it's been an interesting couple of months,” declared Ordway. “The show decided to release me from the contract so I decided to slightly change my appearance for the auditions.”
He added: “It's definitely not what I wanted but I love and respect my YR family and I appreciate it whenever you ask me.”
In a follow-up story, Ordway explained that she is “still playing Abby” but “doesn't have any episodes confirmed and can work on other projects. I am still a part of the YR family and pray that they continue to let Abby be a part of all things Genoa City. Trust me, I hope I'm here all the time!”
He commented, “I think they focused on other characters and stories. But I worked today and there are many exciting things to come! “
Melissa Ordway's Instagram story on November 13.
Melissa Ordway/InstagramUs Weekly he reached a The Young and the Restless rep to comment.
In accordance with Soap Opera DigestOrdway's longtime actress was married to Devon Winters (Bryton James) during the 13,000 program broadcast on Wednesday. In 2022, Ordway received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress for playing Abby.
before-Y&ROrdway appeared in a recurring role on television 90210 resume and was part of Nick's collection at Nite's Hollywood Heights. The producer of that game, Jill Farren Phelpslater joined the production team Y&R and recruited Ordway to the show.
“I was very happy because I always wanted to be on a soap, so it was a dream come true,” said Ordway. Soap Opera Digest last year. “My mom had been telling me for years, 'You should do a soap opera,' and I said, 'Yeah, who am I calling?' How can I do one thing?' Hollywood Heights it was a good introduction but I wanted to be in one of the big soaps. So when Jill offered me the role, I didn't say anything about it. I had just done six episodes of 90210and I was happier Y&R.”
The Young and the Restless airs weekdays at 12:30 pm in Mpumalanga.
